Product Details

• Actors: Chia Hui Liu, Lieh Lo, Lung Wei Wang, Kara Hui, Hou Hsiao
• Directors: Lieh Lo
• Writers: Tien Huang
• Producers: Chia-Hsi Huang, Mona Fong, Run Run Shaw
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Red Sun
• DVD Release Date: February 7, 2007
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FELD8Y
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,225 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tiger/Crane just not soft enough., November 24, 2007

By	Mantis Lake (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews

I think this movie, while quite good and very different, is a little overrated. A sequel/remake of "Executioners from Shaolin", Gordon Liu (always good) must train to take revenge after the destruction of the Shaolin temple. Trouble is that his foe, the white-eyebrow priest, Pai Mei (Lo Lieh, directing and reprising his famous role, and also always good) is practically invincible; having achieved a level of kung fu expertise beyond the mere physical. Gordon trains and trains but his style is ineffectual and must learn the "soft style" from the beautiful Kara Hui, whose husband was killed by Pai Mei. She makes him sew and take care of her newborn baby, an interesting contrast to the "crane style" of "Executioners".

This version from Red Sun is wonderfully restored by Celestial. The fight scenes are hit and miss, no pun intended. There are moments of excellence for sure, just...I can't quite put my finger on what bothered me about it, if anything. Maybe I just heard too many good things about it and it didn't live up to the hype. I'm not sure if I would recommend this to the "casual" fan or not. I have friends who loved "5 Deadly Venoms" and "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin" but didn't care for movies like "7 Grand Masters". If you like most Shaw Bros. films, you'll probably like this one too.

1980. aka: Clan of the White Lotus

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WHIE LOTUS PREIST steals the show!!!, January 31, 2007

By	Chase Manley "sashone" (N.Y. to L.A.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Watch this movie for THE WHITE LOTUS PRIEST PAI MEI. The White Lotus Preist is one of the coolest characters you'll ever see in any kung fu movie , period. Although I enjoyed this kung fu movie, I've seen Gordon Liu in better roles. The White Lotus Preist fights Gordon Liu several times and each time spares G.L.'s life. I was very angry, because at the end when Gordon Liu finally is able to beat the White Lotus Preist he kills him and doesn't spare his life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Executioners From Shaolin Re-Make....., April 30, 2008

By	S. Joven "Silver Fox" (Boston, Ma) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

While still is a very good remake ( one of the best in a very long time ), Gordon Lui is in rear form...! I think in this remake, he's probably assuming the role of 'Ting-Ling'...(Hun Se Kwan's) son --- taking on an avenging role for his screen dad. What I think I like the most about this film is the opening scene which kinda shows in a different interpretation..., the destruction of Priest Bai Me and his brother by two mercenary shaolin patriots. Really stuuning stuff. It's brilliantly done overall ---- again it kinda borders on the comical side of things..., which I never really liked...., but it's a'ight!